In the violent attacks, 19 civilians were killed, while Israel sources put the number at nine. The attack was condemned by Russia and the European Union who said Israel used deadly force in the storming of an aid flotilla.
Three days after the incident happened, Botswana is quiet. The acting director of public relations at the ministry of foreign affairs, Pula Kenosi, said yesterday that Botswana couldn't issue a statement because government is not sure about what actually happened. Since President Ian Khama took over in 2008, Botswana has condemned injustices in Zimbabwe, Sudan, Madagascar, and lately, he criticised the Confederation of African football (CAF)'s decision to ban Togo from continental events after the team pulled out of the Angola CAF tournament following terror attacks that killed several members of the team.
Botswana has also supported the International Court of Justice's decision to have Sudan's leader, Al Bashir, captured and handed to the International Criminal Court.
